Nlmadrigal
Junior Member
Can someone please help me!
I bought my truck a little over a year ago. I bought it used with about 23,000 miles. It ran great for the first 7000 miles of me driving it. When winter came around it would idle higher when I turned it on. I called the dealer because I was unfamiliar with it doing that and I was told it was normal. That it was a cab heating mode. Later on it started to sound louder than usual randomly while I was driving it and it felt as if it didn't have the normal acceleration power. I mentioned it to the service advisor and they were unable to replicate it or find anything wrong with it. It didn't do it all the time so it was hard getting someone to diagnose it. I took it to a different dealer and I was told it was the electric fan clutch. It is happening more now and I am still waiting on the part. It has been over 2 months. I don't know if that is actually the problem. But it is super frustrating to drive. I really need my truck to work properly and I don't know where to start with troubleshooting. It shifted into gear very strange like it doesn't know when and it guesses. Like it has a delayed shifting and it sounds like it's working 2 times harder than it is. It sounds like it's missing power. I don't hear the turbo over the load fan like sound. And when I accelerate the RPMs go up but It seems like the acceleration is super delayed and under powered. My mpg today was really bad. My truck is usually 23 highway when I'm not towing. Today it was 17. I'm stressing out I love the way my truck runs when it is normal, but this is seriously making me think I bought the wrong truck. Maintenance has been done on it as recommended. I do my best to make sure it's taken care of properly. Please share with me if you have had a similar issue and how it was resolved, If you think It could be the electric fan clutch or if it's something else.
I bought my truck a little over a year ago. I bought it used with about 23,000 miles. It ran great for the first 7000 miles of me driving it. When winter came around it would idle higher when I turned it on. I called the dealer because I was unfamiliar with it doing that and I was told it was normal. That it was a cab heating mode. Later on it started to sound louder than usual randomly while I was driving it and it felt as if it didn't have the normal acceleration power. I mentioned it to the service advisor and they were unable to replicate it or find anything wrong with it. It didn't do it all the time so it was hard getting someone to diagnose it. I took it to a different dealer and I was told it was the electric fan clutch. It is happening more now and I am still waiting on the part. It has been over 2 months. I don't know if that is actually the problem. But it is super frustrating to drive. I really need my truck to work properly and I don't know where to start with troubleshooting. It shifted into gear very strange like it doesn't know when and it guesses. Like it has a delayed shifting and it sounds like it's working 2 times harder than it is. It sounds like it's missing power. I don't hear the turbo over the load fan like sound. And when I accelerate the RPMs go up but It seems like the acceleration is super delayed and under powered. My mpg today was really bad. My truck is usually 23 highway when I'm not towing. Today it was 17. I'm stressing out I love the way my truck runs when it is normal, but this is seriously making me think I bought the wrong truck. Maintenance has been done on it as recommended. I do my best to make sure it's taken care of properly. Please share with me if you have had a similar issue and how it was resolved, If you think It could be the electric fan clutch or if it's something else.
